Following hearings initiated by Hume City Council, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has issued a series of ‘stop work’ orders to the owner/operator at 370A and 430 Riddell Rd, Sunbury. The orders follow a hearing held in March.
“The owner/operator must stop all works on the site and submit planning applications to council for both the works already carried out and any future works they intend to undertake,” states council.
“No further work can happen on the land without council approval.”
Council states any planning applications for the Canterbury Hills site will go through the “usual process, including public notification and the opportunity for community feedback through the advertising period”.
Council states VCAT’s orders also require the preparation of an updated Erosion Management Plan to satisfy all parties of the safety and appropriateness of the “…significant earthworks conducted to date and any proposed future work”.
The Riddell Rd issue was raised by former Sunbury councillor Trevor Dance following community allegations that up to 200 trucks a day were visiting the site. Council began investigating the claims in July last year.
In the event the landowner does not comply with VCAT’s orders, or advance their planning applications appropriately, council can request that a contested hearing planned for November be brought forward.
See our previous VCAT reports here. See the full council statement here.
